---
name: "timer_t"
section: "3type"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/timer_t/3type"
---

# timer\_t(3type)

timer ID

## NAME

timer\_t - timer ID

## LIBRARY

Standard C library (*libc*)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <sys/types.h>
```

**typedef** /\* ... \*/  **timer\_t;**

## DESCRIPTION

Used for timer ID returned by [**timer\_create**(2)](/timer_create/2.md).

## STANDARDS

POSIX.1-2024.

## HISTORY

POSIX.1-1996.

## NOTES

The following header also provides *timer\_t*: *\<time.h\>*.

## SEE ALSO

[**timer\_create**(2)](/timer_create/2.md), [**timer\_delete**(2)](/timer_delete/2.md), [**timer\_getoverrun**(2)](/timer_getoverrun/2.md), [**timer\_settime**(2)](/timer_settime/2.md)